School Week At A Glance

February 28 - March 5, 2022

The Clairemont School Week At A Glance (SWAG) is intended to provide students, staff, and families with timely information about upcoming events and important announcements for the coming week. Check out all the wonderful things happening at CHS next week.

Your CHS Admin Team

Reuben Hoffman

Vice Principal (A-L)

rhoffman@sandi.net

Karly Johnstone

Vice Principal (M-Z)

kjohnstone@sandi.net

Liz Rush

Academies Coordinator

erush@sandi.net

Shannon Dearborn

IMTSSi Coordinator

sdearborn@sandi.net

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Monday, February 28

  • Varsity Girls Softball (Cougar Classic Tournament) at Kit Carson Park (TBA)

Tuesday, March 1

  • Coffee With the CHS Admin Team (9:00 - 10:00 am)

  • Varsity Boys Baseball at Home vs. Scripps Ranch High School (3:15 pm)

  • Varsity Boys Tennis at Home vs. Point Loma (4:00 pm)

Wednesday, March 2

  • FAFSA Application Deadline

  • ASB Blood Drive (9:00 am - 3:00 pm)

Thursday, March 3

  • Clairemont Cluster of Schools Meeting via Zoom (5:00 pm)

  • Varsity Girls Softball at Hilltop High School (3:30 pm)

  • JV Girls Softball at Home vs. Hilltop High School (3:30 pm)

  • Varsity Boys Tennis at UC High School (4:00 pm)

  • Varsity Girls Track and Field at UC High School (4:00 pm)

  • Varsity Boys Track and Field at La Jolla Country Day (4:00 pm)

  • JV Boys Volleyball at Home vs. San Diego Academy (5:00 pm)

  • Varsity Boys Volleyball at Home vs. San Diego Academy (6:15 pm)

Friday, March 4


Saturday, March 5

  • Varsity Girls Softball at Hilltop High School (1:00 pm)

  • Varsity Girls Softball at Hilltop High School (4:45 pm)

SHOUT OUTS & SCHOOL INFO

IMPORTANT YEARBOOK INFORMATION

Purchasing Information and Extra Senior Opportunities


Hey Chiefs! The time to purchase your Yearbook is now! To purchase this year’s book:

Go to the “Campus Life” tab on the CHS Website, and select the "Yearbook" option. This will bring you to the Balfour website, where you will be prompted to select your student's name and grade.

If you have a Senior student this year, you can purchase a section or page in the yearbook to commemorate their accomplishments over the years, and their time at CHS.

Once you input the student’s information, if you’ve selected a Senior, the website will show you pricing and set up information to help buy and design your senior ad, in addition to purchasing a book.

If you have any questions or concerns at any time, feel free to reach out to the CHS Yearbook staff via Email at clairemontyearbook2022@gmail.com or Instagram @clmtyearbook.

SAVE THE DATE

FAFSA APPLICATION DEADLINE

March 2nd is the deadline to submit the FAFSA or Dream Act!

Counselors will be helping out on Monday 2/28 and Wednesday 3/2 in room 202 from 8:45-3:30pm. Please bring a copy of your parents income taxes. Let’s submit it on time!! If you have any questions reach out to your Counselor.

COFFEE WITH THE CHS ADMIN TEAM

The CHS Admin team will be hosting a virtual Coffee with the Admin Team on the first Tuesday of every month. These Zoom meetings will be held from 9:00 am to 10:00 am and will provide families with an opportunity to hear updates from the admin team and engage in some informal Q&A about all things Clairemont. Please use the Zoom link below to join us for our first Coffee with the Admin Team this Tuesday, March 1.

Please use the Zoom link below to join us.


https://sandiegounified.zoom.us/j/85274683418

CLAIREMONT COMMUNITY OF SCHOOLS (CCoS)


Clairemont Community of Schools are meetings in which parents and staff from all 5 feeder elementary schools, Marston and Clairemont High School discuss topics like K-12 alignment, district updates, enrollment, marketing and other items brought forth to the committee. The purpose of the Clairemont Community of Schools Committee is to assemble Clairemont Cluster staff, parents and community members to discuss information that will ultimately improve the Cluster’s programs and presence in the Community. Area Superintendents, principals and a SDUSD Board Trustee often attend these meetings.


In order to adhere to the health and safety guidelines set forth by the San Diego Unified School District, the CCoS meetings for the 2021-2022 school year will be held via Zoom. The Zoom link along with the dates and times of the meetings are listed below.


Meeting Schedule for the 2021-2022 School Year

  • October 7, 2021 5:00 - 6:00 pm

  • December 9, 2021 5:00 - 6:00 pm

  • March 3, 2022 5:00 - 6:00 pm

  • May 12, 2022 5:00 - 6:00 pm


Zoom Link - https://sandiegounified.zoom.us/j/89336635464


CCoS Website - https://sites.google.com/sandi.net/ccos


Thank you and I look forward to seeing you at our second CCoS meeting on March 3, 2021.


Sincerely,

Principal Williams

ASB PRESS RELEASE

ACADEMICS

TEACHER CONTACT INFORMATION

A full list of CHS Staff Contact information can be found on our school website at https://clairemont.sandiegounified.org/.

ATHLETICS

ATHLETICS COACHING CONTACTS

Badminton (Co-Ed) - Gerry Knuppel gknuppel@sandi.net

Baseball (Boys) - Zach Clement zclement@sandi.net

Basketball (Boys) - Ernie Biagioni ebhoopsbb@gmail.com

Basketball (Girls) - Michelle Mannisto mannistore@gmail.com

Beach Volleyball (Boys) - Chico Chakarian robert@chakcpa.com

Beach Volleyball (Girls) - Chico Chakarian robert@chakcpa.com

Cross Country (Co-Ed) - Nick Pradel nepradel@gmail.com

Field Hockey (Girls) - Scott Bello sbello@sandi.net

Football - Desmond Rose coachdrose@gmail.com

Golf (Boys) - Jon Beaubien jbeaubien@sandi.net

Lacrosse (Girls) - Casey Glick casey.glick97@gmail.com

Rugby - Jason Lee jason@nanmckay.com

Sideline Cheer (Co-Ed) - Allison Suits allisonsuitts@gmail.com

Soccer (Boys) - Jon Beaubien jbeaubien@sandi.net

Soccer (Girls) - Joe Paul beachlifesd@gmail.com

Softball - Lori Schmersal lschmersal@sandi.net

Swimming & Diving (Co-Ed) - Stephanie Carlon stephaniecarlon@yahoo.com

Tennis (Boys) - Gary Jimenez gjimenez@sandi.net

Tennis (Girls) - Gary Jimenez gjimenez@sandi.net

Track & Field (Co-Ed) - Nick Pradel nepradel@gmail.com

Volleyball (Boys) - Sean Alcaraz sean.alcaraz@yahoo.com

Volleyball (Girls) - Lori Schmersal lschmersal@sandi.net

Water Polo (Boys) - Joey Kienle jkienleiii@sandi.net

Water Polo (Girls) - Joey Kienle jkienleiii@sandi.net

Wrestling (Boys) - Gerry Knuppel gknuppel@sandi.net

Wrestling (Girls) - Gerry Knuppel gknuppel@sandi.net


Alfie Nowak - Athletic Director

For questions regarding athletics at CHS, please contact Mr. Nowak at anowak@sandi.net

Additional information regarding CHS Athletics can be found on our CHS Chieftains webpage.


Follow CHS Athletics on Twitter and Facebook.

ACADEMY INFO

Liz Rush - Academies Coordinator

For questions regarding Academies and/or Community Partnerships, please contact erush@sandi.net


COUNSELING CORNER

CHS COUNSELING GOOGLE CLASSROOMS

The CHS Counseling Staff has created grade level Google Classrooms to provide students with resources and supports during Online Learning. Although students were automatically enrolled in these classrooms based on their grade level, please have your child check their Google Classroom suite to be sure they are able to access this valuable resource.

9th Grade Counseling Google Classroom

Google Classroom Code: 3iplgnv

10th Grade Counseling Google Classroom

Google Classroom Code: wp4ggvw

11th Grade Counseling Google Classroom

Google Classroom Code: 5joed75

12th Grade Counseling Google Classroom

Google Classroom Code: 2fsrzlj

For more information about CHS Counseling, check out our Clairemont Counseling webpage.

Claudia Victorino

Head Counselor (Li-Z)

cvictorino@sandi.net

Christian Ramirez

Counselor (A-Le)

cramirez2@sandi.net

Steve Durham

Site Technician

sdurham@sandi.net

Teresa Peña

Registrar

tpena@sandi.net

VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS (VAPA)

CHS BAND AT THE RADY'S SHELL

On Saturday, April 30th at 1:00 pm, the Clairemont High School Band will be joining 7 high schools from around San Diego Unified to perform a free concert at the Rady's Shell. Come and support our fabulous musicians and enjoy this beautiful new favility.

CHS BAND AT PETCO PARK

On Thursday, May 5th starting at 6:40 pm, the Clairemont High School Band will be honoring America as they play the National Anthem at Petco Park when the San Diego Padres take on the Miami Marlins. May 5th is also Teacher Appreciation Night so come on out to the ballpark to cheer on our students and celebrate our staff.

Jen Dossett

Band Director

jdossett@sandi.net

Ann Torgersen

Theater Director

alacy@sandi.net

Laura Berlin

Art Teacher

lberlin@sandi.net

THE CHS FOUNDATION

CHS FOUNDATION SPRING FLING!

Calling all teams, clubs, academies and more, start collecting items and planning your silent auction baskets for the CHS Foundation's Spring Fling. Your team/club will receive 100% of the proceeds from all auctioned baskets. Print out this flyer and display at your shows, games and events. Invite everyone you know. For more information visit CHS Spring Fling 2022

Supporting All Things CHS

CHSFoundation.info


Chieftain Pledge

California Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) are required to post the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) School Guidance Checklist and the COVID Prevention Plan online. San Diego Unified has made these documents available for public review HERE.